Despatch Cloud Reviews

3.1

51% would recommend to a friend

(32 total reviews)

Matthew Dunne

55% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

Despatch Cloud has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 32 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Despatch Cloud employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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32 reviews
1.0
23 Jun 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The only pro was that my manager was a good mentor, but wasn't allowed to do his job as the 2 owners always interfered, who were clueless and ran the business like it was a retail company not a SAAS business.

Cons

Far too many to list. The 2 owners are out of touch with reality and blame the high turnover of staff on everyone else but themselves!! And they are the problem as they don't know what they are doing and constantly interfere and don't let people do what they were brought in to do. Mr Dunne thinks everyone likes him, but behind his back that isn't the case, constant medling in every department leaves people confused. Accounts is run by someone who cases more problems than they solve for Clients and is always making mistakes for other people to sort out.

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Despatch Cloud Response
1y
Thank you for sharing your feedback with us. We’re glad to hear you found value in your manager’s mentorship. We deeply regret that your experience at Despatch Cloud did not meet your expectations and we take your concerns seriously. We understand that the involvement of leadership can sometimes feel overwhelming, and we are actively working on finding the right balance between guidance and autonomy. Our goal is to support our team effectively while ensuring our vision and standards are upheld. Regarding your comments on staff turnover and departmental management, we are committed to addressing these issues. We have already started implementing changes to improve our processes and foster a more positive work environment. Feedback like yours is invaluable in helping us identify areas that need improvement, so thank you again for sharing your experience. We wish you all the best in your future endeavours.
1.0
9 May 2024

Don't Reccomend

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The pay is decent rate and paid on time, has some potential to be good

Cons

The interview should have been a warning when I was told that they hadn't read my CV however they sold this picture of a wonderful workplace where they out lots of effort and time into their employees and there was many opportunities for promotions and raises but this is not the case. There is a serious lack of job security and a feeling among employees that they could lose their livelihoods at any given moment based on how management feel that day. It is incredibly fast paced and no support is offered to you and often morale is very low but employees were afraid to express this to most of the management team. I witnessed higher up managers yelling at employees in an incredibly dehumanising and unprofessional manner on several occasions when something went wrong and so employees felt they could not approach those managers for help. There is a lack of organisation and customers are regularly unhappy with the service provided and management take almost no responsibility for this instead shifting the blame onto other teams. The culture is incredibly toxic in general focused with very few perks which is a shame as it has potential to be a great place to work if managers would listen to their staff and act on suggestions put to them, instead of micromanaging. It is a culture of hire and fire with no clear direction of what your job role is and there is potential that your job role will change from week to week. I had no one to one meetings to discuss targets and progression within the company, which again leaves a feeling of disorganisation and lack of planning and security. A lot of the time I felt as I had no guidance or direction on exactly what my job role was and what direction they saw it taking, something that significantly impacted my work. They also had almost 0 perks while I was there compared to similar placed I'd worked and while adding things such as a wellbeing hour were discussed, I do not think perks like this would ever have been implemented given the general lack of direction and communication among higher ups.

1.0
18 Jun 2024

Worst company - avoid!

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Some talented developers Products are okay

Cons

"Management" Toxic working environment Poor culture Us and them mentality Ridiculously high staff turnover Unsafe for young females Abuse of international workers

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Despatch Cloud Response
1y
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We would appreciate it if you could provide more details, especially regarding the experiences of our international colleagues and female staff members, as this is an area where we seek to improve and may not be fully aware of current issues. Regarding our international colleagues, we strive to apply best practices from the UK across all staff, which we believe has been received positively. However, your insights are invaluable to ensure we are on the right track. Please rest assured that we are committed to taking your feedback seriously and are making the necessary changes to foster an inclusive, enjoyable, and collaborative workplace environment for everyone.
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